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Chapter Five: Fishing with Wet Flies and Nymphs

Fishing With Wet Flies & Nympths Chapter 5 - Video Lessons From Orvis On The Basics of Fly Fishing

Trout do most of their feeding underwater, and day in and day out you'll catch more trout on wet flies and nymphs. In this chapter you will learn how to fly fish for trout with fish nymphs, with an without a strike indicator, how to rig indicators and weight, and how to fish two nymphs at once.

You will learn how to swing a wet fly, how to use a Reach Cast to get a better drift, and how to set the hook when nymph fishing. We'll help you unravel the mysteries of subsurface fishing.

Watch the entire chapter, or select segments below:

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  1. Nymphs And Wets Intro

    00:33

  2. Wet Flies Vs. Nymphs

    00:36

  3. Swinging Wets And Nymphs

    02:33

  4. Casts For Wets And Nymphs

    02:00

  5. Selecting Nymphs

    01:51

  6. Challenges With Nymphs

    01:16

  7. Detecting Strikes

    04:12

  8. Presentation Techniques

    00:54

  9. Adding Weight

    01:16

  10. Long Vs. Short Line Nymphing

    02:26

  11. Changing Positions

    00:17

  12. Sight Fishing With Nymphs

    01:18

  13. Nymphing From A Drift Boat

    01:17

  14. Nymphs And Wets Conclusion

    00:19

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